Hi Doug, I have been following your blog for some time. When I saw the announcement for the RA101 course I was very excited and enrolled straightaway. Overall the course has exceeded my expectations. Thanks for your work in spreading the knowledge of machinery safety and help reducing risks. The Good ======================================== The relatively long time period of the course and moderate pace allowed me to absorb the learning materials, unlike some other courses I took which tried to crunch a lot of information within very short amount of time. I think you were great about explaining difficult concepts in a way most people could understand. The best thing I found about the course is the amount and depth of the reference materials. They helped me understand how some of the clauses in standards came about. Module 10, how to conduct a risk assessment, was the most interesting module to me. There were some very practical advices and unique materials. I am sure I will find them useful in my future career. Improvements ======================================== A list of recommended standards before the course starts would be helpful. I know it is not trivial because different countries have different names for the same standard. However, a list would nonetheless help potential students to understand the scope of the course. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend most of the live classes due to time difference in NZ. I think some interactive questions during the live class would be nice to encourage participation. I didn’t know whether or not more people attended the office hour. Again I wasn’t able to attend due to time difference. I saw that you are doing the FS101 course this year. I am interested and will try to get myself enrolled (if approved by my company). I also highly recommended your course to my colleagues. Best regards, Pengcheng Liu

As a Compliance Professional being driven by corporate direction as regard Risk Assessments, I thought it was time to refresh my training, and see how others in the profession were doing it. I found that I enjoyed the course and the wealth of support material it provided, some of which I had not seen before. The course had a good balance and was well presented by Doug Nix. I would recommend this course to others in the field of compliance.

Doug Nix is a knowledgeable expert in and prolific promoter of machine safety, and also an excellent educator. The multiple-approach training method, with weekly live-lectures, relevant on-line study material, live discussion sessions, one-on-one consultation, made for an easy to follow course on a sometimes difficult and tricky subject. I highly recommend this course to both equipment manufacturers and users to help you make your products and workplaces safer.